Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 34,752, William Dodge, Continental Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Maris.
Dodge, William
S. 34,752
CONTENTS

(2,641)
Massachusetts Roll.
William Dodge.
Capt Capt Private -
Mass. Line - War
In the army of the United States during the Revolutionary War
Inscribed on the Roll of Massachusetts — at the rate of Eight Dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st of April 1818
Certificate of Pension issued the 19 th of Sept r 1818 and sent to D. A. White Esq r Judge — Essex County, Massachusetts.
Arrears to 4th of Sept r 1818 — 5 M th & 4/30 — 48 — 6 Semi-ann. all ce ending 4 th March 1819 — — 48 —
5 years
$ 89-6
{ Revolutionary claim, } { Act 18th March, 1818. }
✓ Montserrat Newbury Esq r 603
William Dodge sent July 29 th 1820 John D. Sleeper Clerk, Massachusetts

William Dodge of Newbury Mass:
Daniel A. White, Esq; Judge, Essex county, Mass ts
William Dodge, Massachusetts line, Revolutionary Claim.
There are several persons of the name of this ap- plicant, on the Mass ts rolls; but the name of the Col o does not appear in any of the regiments. It is necessary that the claimant should be iden- tified by a statement of the company and reg t in which he served at the expiration of his term of three years.
1810

I William Dodge of Newbury, in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on Oath do testify and declare as follows viz. - That I served as a private soldier in the service of the United States in the war of the revolution, from the commencement until the end thereof on the continental establishment - I enlisted in the year 1775 in the company commanded by Captain Samuel Carr in Colonel Walduin Regiment General Patterson Brigade in which I served three years. At the expiration of that term I enlisted to serve during the war and entered the company commanded by Captain Amos Loogs well 26th Massachusetts Regiment General Patterson Brigade and served in the said last mentioned company until the end of the war, when I received an honorable discharge.
W WILLIAM D D
I do further swear that my original discharge is lost also that from my reduced circumstances I am in need of the assistance of my country for support
William Dodge

Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Exrs. I Daniel D. White Judge of the Court of Probate of the said County of Essex, do certify that William Dodge of Newbury in said County, personally ap- peared & made the declaration aforesaid by him signed under oath before me, on the first day of April A.D. 1818, and thereaf- ter in like manner the additional declara- tion aforesaid; That the annexed affidavits of Daniel Dodge & Abraham Dodge were only taken & sworn to & that it appears to my satisfaction that the said William Dodge served in the revolutionary war as set forth in his said declaration.
Given under my hand & the Seal of the said Court the twentieth day of April in the year aforesaid
D. D. White

William Dodge
2641. Newbery
19 Sept 1818
C
March 1819

Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
ESSEX, ss.
At the Circuit Court of Common Pleas of the Middle Circuit, begun and holden at Salem, within and for the County of Essex, on the third Monday of June, A. D. 1820.
Present, Hon. SAMUEL DANA, Chief Justice.
Hon. WILLIAM WETMORE, and
Hon. STEPHEN MINOT, Associate Justices.
In open Court here, being a Court of Record for said Circuit, proceeding according to the course of the common law, with a jurisdiction unlimited in point of amount, keeping a record of its proceedings, and having the power of fine and imprisonment, William Dodge resident in Newbury in said Circuit, who is named in Pension Certificate No. 26411 now in his possession, of which the following is a true copy, to wit,
"WAR DEPARTMENT.....REVOLUTIONARY CLAIM."
"I certify that, in conformity with the Law of the United States, of the 18th March, 1818, William Dodge late a private in the Army of the Revolution, is inscribed on the Pension List, Roll of the Massachusetts Agency, at the rate of eight dollars per month, to commence on the 1 st day of April one thousand eight hundred and eighteen ."
***** "Given at the War Office of the United States, this 19 th day of September one thousand eight hundred and eighteen " L. S. J. C. CALHOUN, Secretary of War."
appears, and exhibits to the Court here a Schedule, subscribed by him, as follows, to wit,
SCHEDULE,
containing his whole estate and income, his necessary clothing and bedding excepted, to wit,
  one small dwelling house without any land but subject to land rents.....  $50    Personal property viz    2 pine tables and 6 chairs $2.17. 1 Chest of drawers & light stand $1.17.  4. 34    Brackery. Pew, Glass and pewter $2. Iron ware, Shovel & tongs $1.  3 "    one trunk and two spinning wheels.....  .70    a note of hand signed Robert Hale dated October 15 th 1807. for $35, one endorsement of $5 - 1808. another in 1809 $5 - said Hale is long since dead, and the note is not worth.....  5 -    one Pillow.....  1. 50    Linnen and small articles.....  1. 75     $66. 29  
That he is a labourer, Sixty five years old - very deaf and otherwise feeble, and out of health - nothing but his labour and the

ounty of Government to depend upon for support of himself and his wife who is Seventy five years old, and very infirm.
That he served in the army of the United States, in the war of the revolution, on the continental establishment, from the commencement to the end thereof, as he stated in his declaration on his application for a pension April 1 st 1818.
W m Dodge mark
Subs. July 10 1820 then the above named William Dodge made oath that the said Schedule & statement by him subscribed, are true, before me,
Stephen Kinnt Judge of said Court

and at the same time he produces to the Court here the following Oath, taken and subscribed by him, before the Hon. Stephen Minot a Judge of said Court as aforesaid, to wit,
I, William Dodge do solemnly swear, that I was a resident citizen of the United States on the eighteenth day of March one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, since that time, by gift, sale, or in any manner whatever, disposed of my property, or any part thereof, with intent thereby so to diminish it as to bring myself within the provisions of an act of Congress, entitled "an act to provide for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," passed on the eighteenth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, and that I have not, nor has any person in trust for me, any property, or securities, contracts, or debts, due to me; nor have I any income, other than what is contained in the schedule hereto annexed and by me subscribed. So help me GOD.
William Dodge mark
Essex, ss. C. C. C. P. June, Term, A. D. 1820.
Then the abovenamed William Dodge took and subscribed the aforesaid Oath before me
Stephen Minot - Judge of said Court.
I, ICHABOD TUCKER, Clerk of the Court aforesaid, do hereby certify that the foregoing Oath, and Schedule thereto annexed, are truly copied from the record of the said Court; and I do further certify, that it is the opinion of the said Court, that the total amount in value of the property exhibited in the aforesaid Schedule is
sixty six dollars twenty nine cents
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, and affixed the seal of the said Court, at Salem, in said County of Essex, on this 17 th day of July A. D. 1820
Attr. Ichabod Tucker Clerk

Daniel Dodge deposition for W. Dodge

I, Daniel Dodge, of Newburyport in the county of Essex Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do testify and say, that William Dodge, who is now making application to the Government of the United States for the benefit of the act, provided for certain persons, engaged in the land and Naval Service of the United States in the Revolutionary war, was a Soldier in the Service of the United States during said War. - I know that he enlisted to serve during the war and after his return from the Service resided in my family - and I have no doubt did his duty faithfully in the Service from the commencement to the end of the war. at which time I know that he obtained an honorable discharge Daniel Dodge
Essex S. Newburyport - March 30th. 1818. Then Daniel Dodge, above named, personally came and made Oath to the truth of the above written Affidavit by him subscribed
before me W. O. North Justice of the Peace

Abraham Dodge deputed for William Dodge

I Abraham Dodge of Newburyport in the county of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, do testify and declare as follows: That I was a Soldier in the Revolutionary war of the United States (and I do know, that William Dodge, who is now making application to the Government of the United States for a pension, was also a Soldier in the service of the United States in said war on the Continental Establishment - I know, that he entered into the Army to serve during the war (and I have always understood and do believe that he served until the end thereof. Abraham Dodge
Eldredge Newburyport March 30th 1818. Then Abraham Dodge above named personally came and made oath to the truth of the above written affidavit by him subscribed before me.
W. Washburn Atty. Pub.

34 752 Rev INVALID.
File No. 34 752
William Dodge
Rev War
Act: 18 th March 18 th
Index: —Vol. 2 , Page 112
[Arrangement of 1870.]
1818 Newbury

Additional Proof
In support of the declaration of William Dodge of Newbury, in his application to the Honorable Daniel A. White, on the first day of April 1818, for the benefit of the Congress, to provide for certain persons, engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war.
I William Dodge of Newbury in the County of Essex and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, in addition to a declaration which I made on oath before the Honorable Daniel A. White on my application to him for the benefit of the act of Congress providing for certain persons engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the war of the revolution, on the first day of April last, and in explanation thereof do further testify and declare - that after having served in the army of the United States, in Captain William Rogers's Company in Colonel Samuel Herrish's Regiment - and in Captain Ezra Badlam's Company under Colonel Leammi Baldwin and Lieutenant Colonel James Woodson (and under Captain Moses Cogswell as in my said declaration I have stated, as well as I am able to remember) - I then enlisted into the same Moses Cogswell's Company - in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Michael Jackson (and in General Patterson or General Learnard's Brigade) to serve during the war, and did faithfully continue to do my duty until the end thereof. - I am now nearly sixty four years of age, infirm in body and my memory fails me that I am unable to state particulars with more precision.
Essex ss. July 20th 1818.
William Dodge
I Eliphalet Noyes of said Newbury, on oath do testify and declare, that William Dodge above named is well known to me. I do know that said Dodge enlisted into the army of the United States, in the war of the revolution and served therein the whole war in the continental establishment except the first eight months service of which I am not able to testify because I did not know him in the army at that time. I was in the army myself the whole war, and in the same Regiment with the said Dodge, although not always in the same company with him - I know that he served in Captain Rogers's Company in Lieutenant Samuel Carr's company - and after

the three years service ended. He enlisted into Captain Amos Gage's company in the Regiment commanded by Colonel James Wesson (and which was commanded by him until the said three years service expired - the Regiment was then commanded by Colonel Michael Jackson until peace - this Regiment was in General Leonard's Brigade - said Dodge remained with the Army and did his duty as a Soldier faithfully as I fully believe until the end of the war - I have no interest whatever in said Dodge's application to the Government for a pension.
Eliphalet Noyes
Essex ss. July 21. 1810.
I. Isaiah Hsley of Newbury in the County of Essex aforesaid on oath do testify and declare that in the year 1776. William Dodge within named was a private soldier in Captain Ezra Badlam's Company Colonel Loammi Baldwin's Regiment - of which James Wesson was at that time Lieutenant Colonel - I knew him in that Company as such and know that he served therein on the continental Establishment One year - I have always understood and believed that the said Dodge served in the Army of the United States the whole war - I did not see him in the service and cannot testify of my own knowledge to any other service than that which I have above stated - but I have no doubt of the fact - the year that I have above stated. I have known - I do not recollect his absence from duty that year a single day -
Isaiah Hsley
Essex ss. July 21st 1810.
Common-wealth of Massachusetts.
Essex ss. Town of Newburyport. Be it known by these presents that on the twentieth day of July, in the year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, before me William Hoart, Notary Public for the county of Essex, by legal authority admitted and sworn, and a Justice of the Peace and Quorum in and for said county residing therein, personally came William Dodge, within named, and made oath to the truth of the within written declaration by him subscribed. Also that on the twenty first day of the same July personally came Eliphalet Noyes, and made oath to the truth of the within written Affidavit by him subscribed - and on this twenty fourth day of the same July, personally came Isaiah Hsley and made oath to the truth of the above written Affidavit by him subscribed. and I do Certify that said Eliphalet Noyes and Isaiah Hsley are citizens of the said Newbury personally known to me, and are witnesses entitled to Credit - and believed by me to be disinterested.
In testimony whereof I have also hereunto set my hand and Affixed my Seal of Office the day month and year last above written.
W Hoart Not. Pub.

Daniel White the Judge aforesaid do further certify, that Eliphalee Vose and Isaiah Kelley the deponents aforesaid, are credible and disinterested Witnesses, and that the said William Dudge , by reason of his reduced circumstances in life, is in need of the assistance of his country for support.
Given under my hand and Seal Official, this 24 th day of Aug st 1818.
D. White

Certificate for M rs Dodge of Newbury

We the subscribers do hereby certify, that William Dodge , who is now making application to the Secretary of war, for a pension allowed by an act of Congress of the United States "to provide for certain persons, engaged in the land and naval service of the United States in the revolutionary war," is known to us, as a citizen of the said United States residing in the town of Newbury and in need of assistance from his country for support.
Given under our hands at Newbury this this thirty first day of March in the year of our Lord 1818.
Joseph Planwood Eben Hale Eben Pearson Nathan Little Thomas Hills
Selectmen of Newbury
Moses Little Ebenezer Pillsbury Silas Moody
Overseers of the Poor for Newbury

BOUNTY LAND WARRANT RECORD CARD*
NAME Dodge, William GRADE Private LINE Massachusetts
WARRANT NUMBER 4057 ACREAGE 100 ISSUED Jan. 5, 1797 to Benj. Dana —
*The information concerning the issuance of warrants carded on this form is found in volumes 2 to 4 of "Land Warrants Issued Prior to 1800" which are registers of bounty land warrants issued to non-commissioned officers and privates under congressional resolutions of September 16, 1776, and subsequent dates. Other records relative to the applications for warrants appear to have been destroyed in the War Department fire of November 9, 1800. Information concerning warrants surrendered to the Federal Government is to be found in General Land Office records in The National Archives.